CHRONIC OPIOID USE IS ASSOCIATED WITH SIGNIFICANT HIGHER 12-MONTH ALL-CAUSE READMISSION AND ALL-CAUSE MORTALITY BUT NOT ASSOCIATED WITH 30-DAY ALL-CAUSE READMISSION OR ALL-CAUSE MORTALITY IN OLDER MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES HOSPITALIZED FOR HEART FAILURE
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0735-1097
DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(16)31429-2